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Can’t get enough.

I was a fan for many years, once jeff gerstmann left it was over. Jeff bakalar is annoying, dan is fun but in small doses. Jeff grub is amazing and needs to distance himself from the failing giant bomb. Jan is also awesome and needs to leave also and do his own thing. Everyone else good was fired or left leaving botton of the barrel boring content. Update: Evolution has occurred! Going Indie has returned Giant Bomb to greatness. The current team is outstanding and creating quality content. Let’s go 5 stars!

Congratulations on becoming independent and following your guys’ dreams! These guys are excellent, have been so for a long time, and finally have the freedom to operate as they wish. Very happy for you all!

Still my favorite podcast after all these years.

Glad to see GB go indie. The Pod is filled with some of the most knowledgeable people involving videogames who all have history of the medium. Not to mention the chemistry of the crew. I am a lonely individual, and these people feel like my friends who discuss my favorite hobby. I listen to them all the time, and wish them the best of luck!

Srsly. Shut up and listen, unless you’re laughing, you can make sounds if you’re laughing

There’s no Let’s Play without the Giant Bomb Quick Look. There’s no IRL streaming without Giant Bomb’s Unprofessional Fridays. And there’s no Cool People Talking About Video Games For Three Hours without their Bombcast. With their new shift to independent ownership, there’s Never Been a Better Time (tm) to start listening.

Seriously, so happy to continue to virtually hang out with the GB gang!

Let's go!

Absolutely the best video game podcast. A weekly listen for sure. Just the best crew and community.

There’s not many podcasts that can change their entire lineup and still be great but this is the exception. Glad to hear they can continue their passion on their own terms.

DERP DERP

With the corporate dictums and layoffs I fear GB is dead in the water. Thanks for years of entertainment and for being a source or relief during some of the darkest periods of my life. I will not be supporting Fandom. I’m out.

An amazing cast that gels so perfectly! Their extensive knowledge combined with surgical comedic timing makes this a must listen every week.

Giant Bombcast is a surprisingly family-friendly gaming podcast that offers a great mix of humor, insight, and personality. Hosted by Jan, Dan, Jeff, and Mike, the show covers the latest in video games, tech, and pop culture in a way that’s engaging and approachable for listeners of various ages. Each episode is filled with lively banter, thoughtful discussion, and the kind of genuine camaraderie that makes you feel like you’re part of the conversation. The hosts bring different perspectives and tons of personality, making even the more technical gaming talk feel accessible and fun. What makes Giant Bombcast work for families is the balance — it’s informative without being dry, funny without being crude, and consistently entertaining. Whether you’re a parent sharing your love of games with your kids or just looking for a show that doesn’t take itself too seriously, this podcast is a great fit. Perfect for road trips, weekend listening, or winding down after dinner — Giant Bombcast is a winner for any household with a love for games and good conversation.

As reliable as you are hilarious, never change

I love that I can listen to this podcast that doesn’t address awful things like M rated video games and what some people do inside Rain Forest Cafes.

This is one of the best listens out there for laughs, camaraderie and video game news. I’ve listened for a decade at least - through host changes and ownership changes - it always remains a wonderful blend of intellectual discussion and goofs. Thanks, folks! Always delighted when it pops up in my feed.

Love the camaraderie with this crew. Love the dynamic each and every episode. My only note would be that Dan should lighten up on anime. As someone who personally likes both, it seems odd to bash anime while loving wrestling 😆

Started listening in the old days but extremely happy how this podcast has evolved in 2025. The current crew is so fun to listen to.

Mike Minotti is a national treasure.

The GB crew is always loads of fun to listen to. I look forward to it each week. Mike also brings a lot to the pod.

At least he’s not as weird as Dan.

Mike brings a lot

Been a fan pretty much since the beginning so I’ll never turn my back on GB. Altho it’s sad to see so many new people come and go after a couple years. Update: everyone is gone and they can’t make a good podcast to save their lives. It’s as bad as it used to be good. Ryan is rolling in his grave. Get rid of Jan, he acts like a child and doesn’t manage a thing. These Californian kids are cringe

RIP Giant Bomb 2008-2022. Do yourself a favor and listen to Jeff Gerstmann’s show and Nextlander instead.

I’m leaving a shoot review because their use of “shoot” and “for shoot” instead of real highlights their douchebaggery and makes it unlistenable around others for fear of being ostracized for being as pathetic as these nerds.

Show is uninteresting and their “hot takes” are about as mainstream as you can get. Don’t waste your time

They're OK now.

I’m still waiting for a good interesting and nuanced gaming podcast. The bombcast used to be that. Even the glory days of 1up. Now it’s just the most surface level discussion of gaming you can find. Somehow it takes twenty minutes to say absolutely nothing about a game, no unusual or nuanced takes, nothing insightful or useful. If you’re lucky, they MIGHT manage to get around to describing the game. If they’re not too busy dictating a pointlessly narrow minded perspective that overwhelms conversation, again, like every episode. “Well I don’t like games like this” or “ oh this game is just what I like” wow riveting! It’s not bad if you want to just put it on for some noise, but if you want something genuinely thoughtful, this won’t do that for you. Your roommate or coworker probably has more interesting things to say about games than this podcast does, and they’ll do it in under two hours.

Jeff is not JEFF

New adds ruin old episodes

Listening to the old days, 08-12 era. Edit: it’s 2023 and all the old podcasts are riddled with ads. Every 10-15 minutes there is an ad break. I stopped listening after Jeff left and the original crew was officially all gone. I suppose they don’t even want old content to be worth listening to, good job to animated corpse of GiantBomb, I’ll pretend like the Canon ended in early 2022.

Decided to give new cast a chance and gave up after a few episodes. Jan & Bakalar are the worst about this but others don't help. Has become less about games and more about virtue signaling.

Ok

I'm not a bitter old fan from 10+ years ago. I'm just someone who likes game discussions that are insightful and entertaining. This show very rarely provides that. The first half hour is unlistenable. The current crew is a charisma black hole, which is why adding a single normal person like Minotti or Bailey turns them into an instant fan favorite. Grubb is alright, but Jan, Bakalar, and even Dan Ryckert are just not fun to listen to. The game discussions are pretty bad. Jan and Bakalar are just not good at talking about games. Grubb is generally good at it, but doesn't play more than an hour of most games. He also insists on playing everything on a handheld PC like the Steamdeck, which is like a film critic watching every movie on their phone. Dan can be good at it, but has very little structure imposed on him here, which usually leads him to be an active hinderance to real game discussion. Once again, the crew's general lack of interest in games is highlighted when actual gamers like Bailey or Minotti show up as guests. The contrast is stark. It's just beyond obvious that adding a guest makes the regulars on the show look bad, across several different metrics. That should be evidence enough that the show is not in a great place.

Been listening since around 2014 and really enjoy the current crew. I really enjoy the current podcast crew plus Minotti and Bailey as regulars in the rotating chair. The only reason this isn’t getting 6 stars is there isn’t enough Tamoor on the cast. I get the man is busy but he had me as a regular listener of KFGD while Greg was on leave.

What happened???

Yo what is up with these reviews. Seems like each of these peeps have been personally offended by every member of the crew or something. I love the bombcast, I catch it every week and have for several years. The core crew right now of the Grubb, Bakalar, Jan is great and the rotating 4th (or 5th) guest is always such a fun time. I generally don’t listen to long podcasts, but this (and Waypoint RIP) is the exception.

Giant Bomb no longer exists, and "they" insist on deleting Ryan and Jeff's legacy. The actual bombcast episodes exist on the internet. Download them and preserve it for posterity.

I’m 20 minutes in, waiting for some semblance of a discussion of video games to begin.

I like this crew and their dynamic together, but there is no one on this earth I want to listen to for 2.5 hours. With a show that long it’s inevitable that half will be filler and rambling. Give me a tight 30mins or 1hr focused on the game content and I’ll be back for sure.

Many older episodes are missing

Jeff Bakalar needs to go. I just can’t take listening to him any longer. He adds nothing, is so smug, wastes so much time with his self-fellating rants - dude loves to hear himself talk, is STILL quoting I Think You Should Leave… what a coincidence. Dude is awful, don’t even get me started on the constant hockey time wasting stuff. Jeff Grubb, Dan, and even occasionally Jan are great. Overall, the show is aimless. There’s no cohesive vibe. I really wish everyone the best, but until Bakalar is gone, so am I.

^ sad

You gotta get outta here man